George W. Bush follows George Burns advice

George Burns (Photo: The Roger Richman Agency)

And we thought George W. Bush got all his advice from Karl Rove, but the truth is now out, it's George Burns who has had the greatest influence on the current occupant of the White House:

The late and wonderfully caustic George Burns used to flick the ash off his cigar and say:

The secret of success in show business is sincerity. Once you learn how to fake that, you've got it made, kid.

- George McEvoy, Palm Beach Post.

Although I think McEvoy way overestimates the gullibility of the masses of people in the U.S., it seems to me they caught on to the flim-flam much sooner than he gives them credit for having done, here's the rest of his column

(Thanks to The Smirking Chimp for the reference)